orxata
/uɾˈʃa.tə/
CA
A sweet, cold beverage made from ground tiger nuts, sugar, and water, popular in Spain and parts of the Mediterranean.
M'agrada beure una orxata ben fresca amb un fartó a l'estiu.
I like to drink a nice cold orxata with a fartón pastry in summer.
Etymology
The word comes from Arabic 'horchata', which derives from 'ḥarakiyya', meaning 'a drink made from barley'. It entered Catalan via Arabic in the medieval period.
Memory Aid
Think 'or-CHA-ta' to remember it's a cold, sweet drink from Catalonia.
Collocations
orxata ben frescaorxata amb fartósucre d'orxata
Synonyms
horchata
Related Words
tiger nutbebidafartón